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Re: rear disc brakes on a Spitfire?

To: "Spitfires List" <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>,
Subject: Re: rear disc brakes on a Spitfire?
From: "Keith R. Stewart" <kstewart@wwdc.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 18:18:56 -0400

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> From: Vic Whitmore <vicwhit@idirect.com>
> To: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
> Cc: Scions of Stanpart <triumphs@autox.team.net>; Scions of the Spitfire
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: rear disc brakes on a Spitfire?
> Date: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 9:52 AM
> 
> Even better, how about overall improvement of thebraking system. I've
> always felt that the Spitfire braking was very heavy and poor. I
> upgraded to carbon metallic pads and that helped a bit.
> I would expect that one would have to replace the front rotors and the
> master cylinder as well as some improvement on the rear.
> Maybe one of our ex-racers out there may have done this in the past.
> 
> Vic Whitmore
> 76 Triumph Spitfire
> Thornhill, Ontario
How about upgrading the fronts to take GT6 components...Ted Schumacher who
has been getting waaaay too much praise here lately :-) can tell you all
about what you need.

Keith Stewart

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